Meta introduced that safety patches for Quest 1 are formally coming to an finish subsequent month, marking the ultimate phase-out of the now five-year-old headset.
Meta despatched an e-mail to Quest 1 house owners on Friday stating the 2019-era Quest will not obtain any safety updates or bug fixes beginning August thirty first, 2024.
Whereas customers will nonetheless be capable of obtain and play supported apps, the corporate notes that “if any safety vulnerabilities are found sooner or later, personal information that’s straight saved on the gadget or accessible from it will be vulnerable to compromise.”
The primary indication that Quest 1 was headed for the chopping block got here in early 2023 when Meta introduced that first-party social apps Events and Meta Horizon Dwelling would not assist Quest 1.
Then, in March 2024, the corporate introduced it was eradicating the power for builders to focus on Quest 1 for brand new apps, primarily halting any new video games or experiences.
It’s unclear whether or not Quest 2 will meet an analogous destiny so rapidly. Whereas Meta hasn’t launched official gross sales figures, the corporate’s 2020-gen standalone is extensively thought of the best-selling VR headset so far. Besides, it nonetheless holding the highest spot as a the most well-liked VR headset on Steam, with 38.10% of surveyed customers utilizing Quest 2 to play SteamVR video games.
In the meantime, Meta seems to creating room for a brand new headset to supplant Quest 2 in its lineup, as Quest is now out of inventory in almost all areas when bought direct from Meta.
You may see the complete e-mail from Meta to Quest 1 house owners beneath:
Hello [User],
We’d prefer to let you understand that beginning August 31, 2024, we’ll not present bug fixes or safety updates for Meta Quest 1 headsets. You’ll nonetheless be capable of obtain new apps and proceed utilizing your present apps so long as they’re supported by the developer. Nonetheless, if any safety vulnerabilities are found sooner or later, personal information that’s straight saved on the gadget or accessible from it will be vulnerable to compromise.
This replace follows our announcement in January 2023, after we stopped releasing new options and new Meta Quest apps for Quest 1 on the Quest Retailer.
We’re enthusiastic about the way forward for Meta Quest and sit up for offering you with extra groundbreaking MR experiences.
Within the meantime, Meta Retailer Help is on the market to help you with normal inquiries.
Thanks,
The Meta Retailer Help Group
